The Washington National Cathedral, which has become one of the nation’s most prominent religious destinations, announced Wednesday that it plans to remove two Confederate flags that have been part of the stained-glass windows for more than 60 years.

The windows depicting the two flags were installed in 1953, intended to pay homage to Confederate Gens. Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee. Officials with the cathedral stated that, while the flags will soon be removed, the color-rich windows will remain to “serve as a catalyst for the difficult and uncomfortable conversations about race that we need to have on the road to racial justice,” the New York Times reported. Read More